Competency-based training of basic surgical trainees using human cadavers

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 639-642

  Wong, Kenneth ^a,b   Stewart, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Competency based training; Saphenous vein; Surgical trainees; Surgical training

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SELF REPORT; SURGICAL TRAINING; VEIN SURGERY;

ANATOMY; AUSTRALIA; CADAVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VENOUS CUTDOWN;

EID: 4444286247     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-1433.2004.03110.x     Document Type: Article

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